Pkgutil, a tool that automatically installs software on Solaris

In Linux, RPM can automatically install the dependent software packages. The solaris system has a small audience. Many people do not know that there are tools for automatically installing the dependent software packages under solaris.

The installation steps are as follows:

1. Download and install pkgutil from the http://mirror.opencsw.org/opencsw/pkgutil.pkg

Pkgadd-d pkgutil. pkg all

2. Add/opt/csw/bin to the path directory.

/Opt/csw/bin/pkgutil

3. Install vim and the dependent packages automatically.

Pkgutil-y-I vim

-Y, -- yes Answer yes on all prompts

-I, -- install Install package

-A, -- available Show available packages

4. query the installation package in the repository

Bash-3.2 # pkgutil-a subversion
Common package catalog size
Ap2_subversion CSWap2svn 1.7.2, REV = 2012.01.02 83.5 KB
Pm_subversion CSWpmsvn 1.7.2, REV = 2012.01.02 2.0 MB
Subversion CSWsvn 1.7.2, REV = 2012.01.02 1.9 MB
Subversion_contrib CSWsvn-contrib 1.7.2, REV = 2012.01.02 5.8 KB
Subversion_devel CSWsvn-devel 1.7.2, REV = 2012.01.02 5.9 KB
Subversion_tools CSWsvn-tools 1.7.2, REV = 2012.01.02 5.8 KB

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